Browsing Asian languages and literature by Subject "Asian languages and literature"
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Hyperfemininities, Hypermasculinities, and Hypersexualities in Classical Japanese Literature
(2012-09-13)This study is an attempt to elucidate the complex interrelationship between gender, sexuality, desire, and power by examining how premodern Japanese texts represent the gender-based ideals of women and men at the peak and ... -
<sup>~</sup>° and /--: Their origins, their grammaticalization, and the process of encroachment of the former by the latter from a historical perspective
(2013-02-25)There has been controversy regarding the functional differences between the forms <sup>~</sup>° and /-- in Classical Chinese. Because of their similar usages, <sup>~</sup>° and /-- are often considered graphic variants. ... -
Urbanization and Interactions in the Early Historic Deccan: The Sātavāhana, Western Kṣatrapa, and Ikṣvāku Dynasties
(2012-09-13)This thesis examines the development of urbanization and interactions in the early historic Deccan. The Satavahana, Western Ksatrapa, and Iksvaku dynasties are the political constituents of this study, and I draw from ... -
Wājid ‘Alī Shāh Plays Krishna’s Stolen Flute: The Multiplicity of Voices in the King of Awadh’s Dramatic Work
Wājid ‘Alī Shāh Plays Krishna’s Stolen Flute: The Multiplicity of Voices in the King of Awadh’s Dramatic Work Genoveva Castro Chair of the Supervisory Committee: Professor Heidi Pauwels Department of Asian Languages and ... -
Wei-Jin Sacrificial Ballets: Reform versus Conservation
(2013-02-25)This dissertation examines the sixteen extant Wei-Jin sacrificial ballet hymns of Wang Can, Fu Xuan, Xun Xu, and Zhang Hua to discover the impetus for and significance of the changes in sacrificial hymns during the Wei-Jin ... -
What We Talk About When We Talk About Basara
The word basara is frequently used in discussing Japan’s fourteenth century. Indeed, the period itself is often casually referred to as the “age of basara,” and the fourteenth century military chronicle Taiheiki is its ...